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Species Comamonas nitrativorans
Name: Comamonas nitrativorans Etchebehere et al. 2001
Etymology: ni.tra.ti’vo.rans. N.L. masc. n. nitras, nitrate; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring, digesting; N.L. fem. part. adj. nitrativorans, nitrate-consuming
Pronunciation, gender: … ni-tra-TI-wo-rans, feminine
Type strain: 23310; CCT 7062; CCUG 45781; CIP 107121; DSM 13191; NCCB 100007
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ251577
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Etchebehere C, Errazquin MI, Dabert P, Moletta R, Muxi L. Comamonas nitrativorans sp. nov., a novel denitrifier isolated from a denitrifying reactor treating landfill leachate. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:977-983. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1231-1233.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.01170 (N = 26).
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Comamonas (ex Davis and Park 1962) De Vos et al. 1985
Assigned by:
Etchebehere C, Errazquin MI, Dabert P, Moletta R, Muxi L. Comamonas nitrativorans sp. nov., a novel denitrifier isolated from a denitrifying reactor treating landfill leachate. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:977-983. 🇺🇾
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Record number: 775081
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